I Am Cuba! (1964)

Date: Saturday, June 11, 2011Time: 6:30 p.m.

In this film by Mikhail Kalatozov, four vignettes set in pre-Castro Cuba dramatize the need for insurrection, idealizing hardworking but exploited peasants and Fidel Castro's staunch, freedom-loving revolutionaries.

Alexander Calzatti, cameraman of I Am Cuba!, and photographer Natasha Calzatti lead a special Point of View: Artist's Talk on June 11, 2:30 p.m. Learn More.

Still from Memories of Underdevelopment, 1968; Image courtesy of New Yorker Films

Memories of Underdevelopment (1968)

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2011Time: Noon

Combining drama with documentary footage, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea's Memories of Underdevelopment tells the story of Sergio, a wealthy, introspective author who decides to remain in Cuba.

Still from Lucia, 1969Image courtesy of New Yorker Films

Lucia (1969)

Date: Sunday, June 12, 2011Time: 3:00 p.m.

Directed by Humberto Solas, Lucia tells three stories of three periods of Cuban history from the vantage point of three women, each named Lucia.

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